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Mary Anne was an active member of the Dalhousie Staff Association and NSGEU Local 77 for 14 years. She served on the Communications, Documentation, Job Watchdog, Shop Stewards, and By-laws Committees, the Occupational Council and the Provincial Committee Pool, and, at the time of her death in August 2001, she was Vice-President Middle Campus. Mary… Read more: Mary Anne Long

There are a number of people whose employment with Dalhousie ceased during the last round a contract negotiations, from July 1, 2022 to September 13, 2023. Depending on the reason for no longer working for Dalhousie, you might be eligible for retroactive pay based on the new contract rates. Specifically, if you retired during this… Read more: Retroactive Pay for Retirees

Some of the members of the Communications Committee were recently pointed to a portion of the DalOnline site that might be useful to you when reviewing your pay. This is the Job Summary section of the Employee Dashboard. It is possible that you have already discovered this, but if not we thought you might find… Read more: Guide – Finding Your New Salary

Effective October 1, 2023 the Dalhousie Banner system has been updated for the salary rates for all Local 77 classifications based on your new collective agreement. You can access the Dalonline system to review your monthly paystubs, where you will see the following:   July 1, 2022 – $0.22 hourly increase for all classifications except… Read more: Salary Rate and Retroactive Payment Update

Date: October 5, 2023 Time: 12:00pm Venue: MS Teams

Dear Local 77 and 99 members, The Union has received notification from the Employer that the Board at Dalhousie University is attempting to schedule a ratification meeting. In addition, the Employer is in the process of updating wage tables and once this is complete, they will communicate the effective date for the new wage rates… Read more: Local 77 & 99 Member Update

Your bargaining committee is pleased to announce that your tentative agreement has been ratified by 90 percent of the members who voted.  The bargaining committee appreciates the support and solidarity you have shown during this round of negotiations. As discussed in the information sessions, the tentative agreement includes a change to the CPP enhancement… Read more: Ratification Results

Local 99 reached a tentative agreement last week. Our lead negotiator is unavailable for the next 2 weeks and the ratification document is not released until we can also hold meetings to discuss it.  Ratification documents should be out before the end of the day Thursday Sept 7th. Meetings to discuss will be held via… Read more: Bargaining Update – August 23 2023

Date: Tuesday, September 5, 2023 Time: 4:30 p.m. Venue: Room 150, Cox Building NSGEU President Mullen and Executive Director Shawn Fuller will be in attendance to discuss developments stemming from recent changes to the local.

In the early hours of July 20th, the Local 77 bargaining committee reached a tentative agreement with Dalhousie through conciliation. The tentative agreement is contingent on agreement to an outstanding issue with respect to the CPP enhancement integration that impacts NSGEU Locals 77, 99, and the Dalhousie Faculty Association. Once agreement has been reached with… Read more: Bargaining Update – July 20, 2023

Important Virtual Meeting Date: Wednesday, July 5 Time: 12:00 noon Venue: Zoom A meeting link and passcode will be emailed prior to the meeting. If you have any questions, please reach out to the committee. Bargaining Committee:  Aaron Bowering, a_bowering@hotmail.com Craig Fraser, fraser989@hotmail.com John Kyle, nsgeu@johnkyle.ca Cheri MacIntosh, macintoshsheri@gmail.com Tammy Zinck, tammyzinck@hotmail.com

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Yesterday your bargaining committee completed its second day of conciliation with your employer. After a long day of bargaining, the committee and employer were unable to reach a tentative agreement. In consultation with the bargaining committee, the union has asked the conciliator to file their report. Please watch your email for future updates. Your bargaining… Read more: Bargaining Update – June 13, 2023

Date: Thursday, June 1 Time: 12:00 p.m. Venue: Teams  While we had hoped to host our June meeting in a hybrid format, technical and communication issues have forced us to revert to our virtual-only model again. Please note that the link to the meeting will be on TEAMS this time, though, and not Zoom.… Read more: Upcoming General Meeting

Your Local 77 bargaining committee met with the Employer via conciliation on May 26th. There has been good movement towards resolving a number of outstanding issues, and we continue to work towards the goal of reaching a tentative agreement. A second day of conciliation has been booked for June 12th. More information will be available… Read more: Bargaining Update – May 26th, 2023

Next Local 77 General Meeting: Thursday, May 4, 2023, 12–1pm We hold meetings monthly via Zoom on the first Thursday of the month from 12–1. In January, we meet on the second Thursday. NSGEU sends out meeting links via email a few days in advance of the meeting. Update your contact information with NSGEU to ensure you receive… Read more: Upcoming General Meeting

In 2012, the province announced the merger of Dalhousie University and the Nova Scotia Agricultural College. At the time Local 92 (Nova Scotia Agricultural College) asked to remain a stand-alone local with NSGEU. The members of Local 92 have requested that their local be dissolved. The Union will begin the process of transferring members of Local… Read more: Dalhousie Agricultural Campus

BLUE CROSS CLAIMS ONLINE If you don’t make use of your Health Spending Account, you can get paid back for the medical and dental insurance premiums taken out of your paycheck. Run a report in Dal Online for your premiums paid that year and claim them in the app or by visiting the Medivae Blue… Read more: Health Spending Account

Next Local 77 General Meeting: Thursday, April 6, 2023, 12–1pm We hold meetings monthly via Zoom on the first Thursday of the month from 12–1. In January, we meet on the second Thursday. NSGEU sends out meeting links via email a few days in advance of the meeting. Update your contact information with NSGEU to… Read more: Upcoming Meeting

Bargaining continued today, March 20. Despite making some progress on February 23 and 24, and doing our best to reach a fair agreement today, negotiations reached an impasse and we will be filing with the Labour Board for conciliation. What is Conciliation? Conciliation is a requirement under the Nova Scotia Trade Union Act that takes… Read more: Bargaining update – March 20th, 2023